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What Your Coral NeedsA simplified, easy to read source of information listing basic coral needs for commonly found corals in reef keeping and marine aquariums to help new reef keepers and aquarists learn and become successful. - Read More > -
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Tank Reality Shows
There seems to be an increasing interest in the making, installing, stocking and the keeping of reef and marine tanks as evidenced by the reality show Tanked (on Animal Planet) and the new Fish Tank Kings (on National Geographic Wild) Have you seen either of these? What do you think? See videos and more about [...]
Now that you have arrived at the point where you can begin populating your tank with all those eye catching corals but which ones? Successful reef keeping requires keeping your inhabitants happy – but book knowledge is not the same as the actual experience… Do yourself a favor and start out with some “easier” to [...]
NGM best underwater pics
National Geographic has posted the winners of their 2012 best underwater pictures amateur photo contest. Take a minute to look through the images including this one take off theCaribbean island of Bonaire.
refuge near Kiribati
Ocean temperatures are predicted to rise in the equatorial Pacific, wreaking havoc on coral reef ecosystems. A new study indicates that changing ocean currents could mitigate the trend around a few islands siting on the equator including the 33 coral atolls that form the nation of Kiribati. Here, trade winds push a surface current from [...]
Live deep ocean webcam
From now until April 28 you can visit the world of tube worms, strange fish and impressive crustaceans of the Gulf of Mexico without leaving your desk. NOAA is sending the deep-diving robot ROV Little Hercules to explore the deep-sea habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico A live feed from a camera is affixed [...]
a close look at algae
It’s easy to become mesmerized by the amazing fish and corals that inhabit the undersea and overlook other inhabitants…like algae. A recent National Geographic Explorer’s Journal post has some stunning pictures and details on the various algae being studied in the Pitcairn Islands.
CR Growout Winner
March 31 marked the end of the Captive Reefs 2011 Grow Out contest that started way back in October 2011. Participants received the same frag set (king midas, Aussie invaders, baboon butts, dexters, almond joys, egg drops, mean greens, and safe crackers). At the end of the contest a random frag was drawn and the [...]